Some unpleasant news on the first day of Rangers camp on Friday, as Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that third base coach Tony Beasley was recently diagnosed with rectal cancer. Fortunately, it has been described as treatable and the belief is that it was caught in the early stages.

Beasley plans to report to Rangers camp on Saturday and remain with the team during his fight. He will begin chemotherapy while in Arizona for spring training.

The diagnosis obviously hit the Rangers family hard and that’s especially the case for manager Jeff Banister, who has a long history with Beasley. But it also goes beyond that, as Banister battled bone cancer as a teenager.

“I consider Tony as much a family member as anything else,” Banister said. “This one has been a challenge for me.”

Below is a video featuring some of the reaction at Rangers camp yesterday: